Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-24
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
AN OVATION TO DAFITT.
Ten Thousand People Cheer
His Words.
POLICE AT ST. STEPHENS.
DR.. McGIynn Writes to the
Pope.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR SHOT DOWN
Riddleberger to Resign
From the Senate.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR SHOT DOWN

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Madison Square Garden is Packed
With People who Hear a Statement
Of the Irish Question.
New York, Jan. 23-The grand demonstra-
ton rendered to Michael Davitt in Madison
Square Garden this evening was one of the
largest affairs of the kind ever held in this
city, the building being packed to overflow
| ing before the time announced for the exer
cises to begin. The general admission was
fifty cents. It was estimated that fully ten
Thousand persons attended. Gilmore's full
band was in attendance. Nearly every Irish
society in the city was represented. There
were delegations present from societies in
the New England States, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. The streets in the vicinity of
the garden were packed by a dense crowd
unable to obtain admission. Patrick Ford
of the Irish World presided and among those
who occupied seats upon the platform were
Michael Davitt, his wife and sister who were
greeted with tremendous applause upon as
cending the platform, General Master Work
man Powderly, Fathers Larkin and Kelley
and a number of ladies. At o'clock the
crowd became so great that Captain Williams
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of admission closed. Letters of regret
were read from Senators Sawyer. Dawes,
Vance, Henderson, Sewell, Aldrich and Sa-
bin, Congressman Cutcheon, johnston, Ly-
man, White and others. Shortly before $50
o'clock Mr.. Ford introduced the
speaker Of the evening, who was
received with cheers and waving of hats,
lasting for several minutes. Mr.. Davitt said
the circumstances under which the demon
stration was held in his opinion made it one
of the greatest and grandest that had ever
assembled in the Empire city. He felt proud
to address such an assemblage-one that had
gathered to send a message of good cheer to
Ireland and to send one of warning to Ire
lands enemy. He was sure he had the good
wishes of all when about to return to Ireland
to work out the political and social freedom
of fatherland. After referring to article
by Mr.. Labouchere in which he denounced
poor tenant farmers in many parts of Ireland
he said no people on earth had
shown more patience for law and order
under trying circumstances than the people
of Ireland (cheers). He believed that it
would be an act of insanity to resort to IN
disciplined force to oppose disciplined power
"a voice: s'We don't know about that.0 Ire
land must achieve her liberty and be one of
the countries of the world (applause). God
only knows for many years we have smoth-
cred down feelings of bitterness caused by
the cruel treatment of the English govern
msnt, but the time had come when unless
Irelands Just claims were recognized thou
sands of Ireland would show, to England that
justice could be indicated against even such
a great government as Great Britain. He
felt sure that people of England would re-
store to power the statesman that had given
evidence of his desire to treat Ireland fairly
(cries of ''Hurrah for Gladstone, the grand
Old old man. Al After ,,. reviewing the the
Irish land troubles the speaker said
millions had been sent from this country to
gladden. the cabins of poor Irish peasants,
but in most cases the money had found its
way into the pockets of the landlords. The
farmers of ireland were weighed down with
taxes amounting to $40, 000, 900 a year and
even with the assistance from America it
was almost impossible for the farmers to pay
rack rents to Irish landlords. If the OPP
pressions continue much longer, said Mr..
Dayitt, although numerically weak, we will
show the British government that1 we come
from race that knows how to die for Hber-
ty great cheering) and no opposition on the
part of the government or landlords can long
obstruct the successful march of the Irish
cause for liberty. (Cheers.)
After speaking of the good feeling general
ly existing between the workingmen of Ire
land, Scotland, England and Wales, who
would, he said, stand by the side of Glad
stone in closing his great career by trying to
restore to Ireland the power and freedom
that had been stolen from her, Mr.. Davitt
concluded by saying that he could not pass
over in silence the course of his friend Father
II - IL {
had been defending England or opposing the
Land league in 1882 instead of advocating
the cause of the Irish people he would not
have been warned from Rome to stop and
might have been archbishop of New York
to day. For the interference of the church
then Mr.. Davitt blamed Cardinal Simeoni.
He thought DIR. McGlynn should go to Rome
and rely upon fair treatment from the Pope.
He eulogized the priest and declared that he
deserved the sympathy of every lover of free
dom. Henry George was present at the
meeting.
A VICTIM OF 1.-THE MAGIC DRUG"
A Once Prominent Physician Ruined
by the Cocaine Habit.
BELoIT, Wis, Jan. 23.-Dr. George Pat
terson, a well known physician of this city,
who has enjoyed large practice for several
years, was prisoner in the police court to-
day, charged with vagrancy. Such another
physical wreck has never been seen in this
place. DIR. Patterson was among the first
physicians in the West to be attracted to
cocoaine, about two years ago, and he imme-
diately began experimenting with it as cure
ALL He was in splendid health, and busy
most of the time attending to patients. The
cocoaine craze took firm grasp of him, and
he speedily began to show its effects. His
arms, neck, breast and thighs are dotted with
the pink spots left by the hypodermic
syringe, and his mind is shattered. One by
one his patients dismissed him until recently
he became poor and wandered about ainnless-
ly. He nearly killed one patient by prescrib-
ing the drug in large doses, and number of
other patients treated by him are said to
be on the verge of insanity. DR.. Patterson
had no defense to offer this morning. In a
rambling manner he admitted to the justice
that he had used 'fthe magic drug" in his
practice and had made hundreds of expert
ments on his own body. The justice sentenced
Dr. Patterson to twenty days imprisonment
in the county Jail. Beloit physicians and a
number of scientific persons are deeply inter
| ested in Dr. Patterson's case, and will at
tempt to cure him. One of his cocoaine
| patients is said to be in a precarious condi-
| ton tonight
PROSPERITY IN ENGLAND.
A Rapid Revival In Trade Certain If
Peace Can BE Preserved.
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